In the near future the footpath running from the corner of Croydon Road, by the BP garage, to the bottom of Galpins Road will be upgraded.
The route is shown on the attached plan and will involve re-surfacing the section of path indicated by the dashed line and surfacing the length shown as a solid line.
The following tree works will be carried out in the near future: Dead/ dying roadside trees numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, 10 and 16 will be felled. Dying trees numbered 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be felled Remedial works to trees numbered 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 15. Tree locations are shown on…
The SUEZ Communities Trust has kindly agreed to fund a project which aims to restore acid grassland on several parcels of land on the Seven Islands Pond and Golf Course sub-sites of the Common. The work will start in the near future and will involve removing scrub woodland and semi-mature trees followed by clearance of accumulated organic material…
The area of Mitcham Common behind Mill House Ecology Centre (see link below) is due to have it’s scrub removed in the near future to restore this area for recreation purposes. recreationgrasslandrestoration
‘This book is a non-specialist account that chronicles the natural transformation of the original grass heath on Mitcham Common into an exceptionally wide range of habitats including fully structured oak woodland. It is based on personal observations over more than fifty years and is extensively illustrated.’ Janet Morris 2015. All Change on Mitcham Common –…
Spider man at Mitcham Common The official recorder of spiders for London, Edward Milner will be coming to Mitcham Common on Saturday 26 September from 10.30am – 2pm to run a spider foray which is open to the public. Over a hundred different species of spider can be found on the Common and Edward will…
On 13 March 2019 the High Court granted Merton Council an Injunction Order lasting 3 years forbidding Persons Unknown Occupying Land or Depositing Waste from: Injunction Order March 2019 setting up an encampment on any land identified on the attached Map and listed on Schedule A on the 56 sites listed, without written permission from the local…